Summary
Enid Jennings is a senior lecturer who teaches courses in social and behavioral health, technical writing, program planning and health communications. She brings practical experience to the classroom, drawing from a career in health education and program coordination focused on public health issues such as sexual health, nutrition, physical activity, mental health, interpersonal violence, injury, communicable disease and tobacco prevention. She has provided education and leadership to local, statewide and regional initiatives.
She currently serves as co-chair of the Northern Nevada Food Council, a collaborative group working to build a resilient, equitable and empowered local food system in Northern Nevada. She is passionate about public health and health care and strives to inspire a love for the field among her students.
Professional affiliations
- Nevada Public Health Association
- American College Health Association
Awards and honors
- Nevada Flu Hero, Immunize Nevada (2016)
- Public Health Leadership Award, Nevada Public Health Association (2015)
Selected presentations
- Pacific Coast College Health Association Annual Conference, Honolulu, HI – sole presenter. October 7- October 10, 2018, Using Quality Improvement Strategies to Enhance Clinical Processes: A Case Study, sole presenter
- Pacific Coast College Health Association Annual Conference, Reno, NV– co-presenter. October 11-October 14, 2017, Easy Tools for Less Stress – An Online Stress Management Program Pilot,Enid Jennings, MPH, CHES and Maria Young MSW, LCSW
- American College Health Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL – co-presenter. May 28-June 1, 2012, Engaging Students in Nutrition and Physical Activity: A Toolkit for Creating Wellness Programs on Campus, Enid Jennings, MPH, CHES and Maureen Molini, MPH, RD, CSSD
- American College Health Association Annual Conference, San Francisca, CA – co-presenter. May 26-30, 2009, A Strategic Plan for Health Promotion: Understanding the College Culture, Enid Jennings, MPH, CHES and Cheryl Hug-English, MD, MPH
Selected publications
- Park, Ryu, S., Constantino, N., Yun, G., Jennings, E. & Fred, D. (Accepted March 2020). Marijuana knowledge, confidence in knowledge and information efficacy as the protective and risk factors of marijuana use among college students. Journal of American College Health.
- Park, S., Yun, G., Constantino, N., Ryu, S. Y., Fred, D., Jennings, E. & Duenas, K. (accepted January 2020). Health information literacy-focused marijuana intervention for college students: A pilot study of group-oriented universal program. Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education.
Education
- Master of Public Health, University of Nevada, Reno
- Bachelor of Science in Health Ecology, University of Nevada, Reno